Epigenetics: Origins and implications for cancer epidemiology

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 377-382

  Nise, Melissa S ^a   Falaturi, Puran ^a   Erren, Thomas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER THERAPY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 72449166434     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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